It’s episode 103 of Children of the Force!

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We’re recording from our backyard today, so you’ll get to hear cars and birds and airplanes and me taking drinks of beer and all sorts of outside noises. Here was the recording setup:

NEWS [2:00]

There’s another new Solo commercial/trailer. Check it out:

We talk about new stuff from it.

We also cover the new character posters: https://www.starwars.com/news/meet-the-crew-in-these-new-solo-a-star-wars-story-character-posters

Of note, this guy:

And new entries in the starwars.com databank: https://www.starwars.com/films/solo

We also cover the great news that Victoria Mahoney is going to be the second unit director on Episode IX!

RON HOWARD SHARES STUFF ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM [23:35]

Solo is in the can!

Also, that’s probably not Dr. Evazan that L3 is assaulting in that one trailer, after all. Chances are, he has something to do with droid fighting. Which L3 hates. Which brings us to our canon news…

CANON NEWS [26:30]

L3-37 is a proponent of droid rights. So we talk about rights quite a bit. So … let me know if you have any questions.

JOKE [40:45]

Who was Lando Calrissian’s favorite smuggler after that whole carbonite ordeal on Cloud City?

STUMP THE LUMP! [41:55]

Who says, “He’s quite clever you know … for a human being.”

Who is that character saying that about?

OUTRO [44:50]

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It’s episode 102 of Children of the Force!

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STAR WARSY STUFF [2:50]

We’ve been catching up on season 2 of The Freemaker Adventures.

Liam and I are into the third book of the Servants of the Empire quadrilogy.

And we’re almost all caught op on our Marvel Cinematic Universe watch-through!

NEWS [7:05]

We do a quick watch-through of the a new Solo commercial:

Solo is going to run 2 hours and 15 minutes.

We take a look at a lot of Solo toys (as seen here: https://www.starwars.com/news/solo-a-star-wars-story-products-revealed) and what they might tell us about the movie.

Looks like there will be droid fights in Solo.

So… like this?

Han and Chewie in chains!

And there’s a whole bunch more. Way more than we talked about. Click on over there and check them out.

Here’s that shot of Dryden Vos we were talking about from the EMPIRE magazine (https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/paul-bettany-solo-star-wars-story-villain-dryden-vos-exclusive-look/)

And those Topps Digital trading cards we mentioned.

Finally, Rian Johnson talked with the LA Times (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-star-wars-the-last-jedi-rian-johnson-20180403-story.html) about what makes Star Wars Star Wars. And about diversity behind the camera.

CANON NEWS [47:05]

What’s the deal with Chewie’s life debt? Is he a pet? All this and more, from Aftermath: Life Debt.

OUTRO [55:00]

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You’re after something. Is it revenge? Money? Or is it this podcast episode? It’s probably this episode, where we break down the newest Solo trailer!

First things first, watch the trailer (again)!

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Punch (push?) it!

After talking at length about the trailer, we touch on just a few more Solo tidbits.

Check out that Mashable article which contains Liam’s quote about Malla: https://mashable.com/2018/04/08/malla-solo-chewie-wife/?utm_cid=hp-n-1#nYRgA5mMCiq2

You can find that Pyramid International Solo poster here: https://www.pyramidinternational.com/product/19158-solo-a-star-wars-story-millennium-falcon-montage

And check out all of those Denny’s/Topps trading cards over at YakFace: http://yakfaceforums.com/main/2018/04/03/dennys-exclusive-topps-trading-cards/

OUTRO [55:50]

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It’s episode 101 of Children of the Force!

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STAR WARSY STUFF [1:50]

We’ve been reading up on some new Star Wars comics, including the first trade paperback of the new Darth Vader run. It’s pretty great.

A lost dog walks by outside and we go on a tangent.

We saw this awesome Solo display at the theater when we went to go see The Greatest Show.

I played it cool.

Liam played it cool.

Anna … did not play it cool.

Liam, doing his best smug Solo.

Boop.

Are those practical forehead wrinkles? If so, I’m impressed.

Then we have the youngest guest we’ve ever had on the show. Introducing, two year old Emma!

NEWS [13:40]

Holdo was Force sensitive? According to this Entertainment Weekly story, yes. I am, however, dubious. http://ew.com/movies/2018/03/27/laura-dern-admiral-holdo-last-jedi-force-sensitive/

Check out this Denny’s ad, which has a ton of new Solo aliens in it!

 

I love this throat-singing musician.

And I think I’m wrong about Dud Bolt. But it’s … sort of close?

 

 

RON HOWARD SHARES STUFF ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM [23:40]

https://twitter.com/RealRonHoward/status/979953481506217985

https://twitter.com/RealRonHoward/status/980219440267608064

CANON NEWS [27:15]

In what way was Leia able to use the Force?

Q&A COUNCIL [29:20]

If you could add one deleted scene to The Last Jedi, which would it be?

STUMP THE LUMP! [36:55]

What was the name of the Rebel base on Hoth?
What, according to Han, did Mynocks probably chew on?

OUTRO [40:40]

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It’s episode 100 (100!) of Children of the Force!

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Chris from from Star Wars Kidscast joins us this week. The tables are turned for our 100^th episode, and instead of us asking the questions, Chris takes the wheel and asks away. It’s a nice change of pace and super fun.

You can follow Chris on Twitter @SWKidscast and his website is http://starwarskidscast.blogspot.com

After talking at length with Chris about everything ranging from favorite characters to how we square being peace-loving hippies while loving Star Wars, we have a bit of Canon News…

CANON NEWS [1:02:55]

Why was Luke running to Rey in The Last Jedi right before he sees her connecting with Kylo? The answer is pretty surprising.

OUTRO [1:08:55]

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Join us, as we break down season 2 of Forces of Destiny and share our thoughts on the series finale of Rebels.

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Watch all eight Forces of Destiny videos right here: 

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It’s episode 99 of Children of the Force!

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We’re back! Let’s catch up.

STAR WARSY STUFF [5:30]

We loved The Force of Sound, a documentary about the sounds of The Last Jedi. See it here: http://abcn.ws/2ocoEQR

We watched the emotional last episodes of Rebels. We talk about them later in the episode.

Liam and I are still reading the Servants of the Empire series. We’re on book two at the moment. And I’m reading the wonderful novelization of The Last Jedi. So, so good.

NEWS [21:30]

Jon Favreau is helming a live action TV series that’s going to be on the streaming Disney platform.

We have some new information about who Michael K. Williams was going to play in Solo.

And we take a look at a new flyover video of Galaxy’s Edge, the upcoming Star Wars park at Disneyland and Disney World. Check it out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWz-2p83shY

RON HOWARD SHARES STUFF ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM [36:30]

John Powell is scoring Solo:

CANON NEWS [37:45]

We have a couple names of those old books in The Last Jedi.

And some info about young Han from his funeral.

JOKE [41:45]

How does a star destroyer plow a field?

Q&A COUNCIL [42:15]

We have a question from listener Amos: Do you notice the difference between the going-to-or-coming-out-of-hyperspace sound effect? If so, which do you like better?

REBELS DISCUSSION [45:45]

We talk about the first four episodes of the last seven episodes of the second half of the final season of Rebels!

OUTRO [1:02:45]

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